FIU Mobile vs BCPS Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIU Mobile
Access all essential Florida International University resources from your mobile device. Stay informed about campus news, events, and academics with a personalized dashboard and integrated campus maps.
- Personalized dashboard for classes, parking, and dining
- Access student, faculty, and employee information
- Interactive campus maps with directions
- FIU news, athletics scores, and events
- Job search and support resources
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FIU Mobile puts Florida International University in the palm of your hand. Stay connected to campus life and access everything you need, all from one app! Features to Keep You on Track: Personalized Dashboard: See your classes for today, nearby parking locations, upcoming events, and open campus dining—all on the home page. MyFIU: View your info and resources, for students, faculty, managers, and employees Maps: Search for anything on campus—dining, shops, buildings, transit options, services, parking, and more. Get walking or driving directions to your destination. Explore: Stay updated with the latest FIU news, athletics scores, and events. Search for jobs, get support, and discover opportunities tailored to you. Why Choose FIU Mobile? Whether you're navigating your first day on campus or managing your busy schedule, FIU Mobile makes life easier. With quick access to relevant campus information, you'll always be one step ahead. Download FIU Mobile today and bring FIU closer than ever!
BCPS Connect
This app serves as a central hub for parents, guardians, and students of Broward County Public Schools. It provides easy access to important educational information like grades, schedules, attendance, and school news. Stay connected with real-time notifications and messages to support your student's academic journey.
- Student and Parent Portals
- Access grades and assignments
- View schedules and attendance
- School calendars and events
- Real-time notifications and messages
- Class resources and forms
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Presenting BCPS Connect, the official one-stop-shop app for parents, guardians, and students of Broward County Public Schools (BCPS). Our carefully designed Student and Parent portals ensure that you stay involved and up-to-date with your student’s education. Effortlessly access key information such as enrollment status, schedules, attendance, grades, assignments, calendars, news, events, school and district social media feeds, class resources, forms, alerts, and messages—all in a single, user-friendly platform. BCPS Connect keeps you informed about essential updates and deadlines through real-time notifications and messages sent directly to your device. Support your student’s educational growth and remain connected to the BCPS community by downloading BCPS Connect. Now available on the Apple App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FIU Mobile at 59% against BCPS Connect's 13%. FIU Mobile also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.8). BCPS Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FIU Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FIU Mobile's written reviews are positive against 13% of BCPS Connect's.
| Parameter | FIU Mobile | BCPS Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | 1.8 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 12.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florida International University | Focus School Software |
Customer experience
FIU Mobile
BCPS Connect
User reviews
FIU Mobile
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Game-changing new update
- 👍 Redesigned interface is amazing
- 👍 Fluent and much more fluid
- 👍 Parking info is a home run
- 👍 Seeing open places is a life changer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Takes you to browser for some functions
- 🐛 Unnecessary update
- 🐛 Can't do everything on the app
- 🐛 Regret updating
- 🐛 Extremely laggy, almost unusable
BCPS Connect
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for tracking progress
- 👍 Better than previous tools
- 👍 Good for viewing schedules
- 👍 App works fine for some users
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 Login issues persist
- 🐛 Blank/white screen errors
- 🐛 Difficult registration process
- 🐛 Poor user interface
Bugs and requests
FIU Mobile
Reported bugs
48 issues- Takes you to browser for some functions
- Extremely laggy, almost unusable
- Cannot communicate with advisors
- Cannot see grades
- 2-factor authentication doesn't work
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- Done button logs out without prompt
- PSN still does not work
- Basic functions don't work
- Close button is the only one that works
- Annoying login issues
- Automatically closes when going back
- Needs sizing optimization for iPad Pro
- Difficult to input grades on iPad
- App can't do what it advertises
- Painfully unresponsive
- Crashes all the time
- 'Plan by my requirements' is useless
- Takes forever to load
- Tells you password is incorrect with Face ID
- Most of the time it doesn't work
- Login screen freezes
- Constantly crashes after tapping directory
- Error message to try again later
- Logs you out after <1 min
- Not optimized for iPhone X
- Retro iOS layout
- Inaccurate information
- Can't do much on interface
- Doesn't recognize password
- Telling me it's not connected to internet
- Bug: Cannot hide athletics section
- Cannot access MyFIU through app
- General information only, not personal
- Doesn't provide product use
- Needs auto login
- Export class schedule to calendar app
- Sports icons look generic
- Most of it no better than MyFIU database
- Needs direct link to OneCard
- iPad version needed
- Blackboard doesn't work
- Does not remember login
- Always signs me out
- Needs iPad mode
- Not the best or most useful app
- Wrong building and room number listed
- Inconvenient to keep logging back in
- Needs to be fixed, more people need to know
Requested features
13 requests- Bring back the map feature
- Export class schedule to calendar app
- Update sports icons
- Direct link to OneCard
- iPad version
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- Bus tracker for shuttles
- Remember panther ID/password feature
- Auto login using fingerprint sensor
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Fix Blackboard learn integration
- Add iPad mode
- Promote the app more on campus
BCPS Connect
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes frequently
- Blank/white screen after login
- Login issues (permission declined, Microsoft sign-in broken)
- App logs users out automatically
- Information disappears, children no longer visible
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- Cannot register new students or create accounts
- Content overlaps on screens
- App freezes after one login
- Translation is awful
- JQuery errors on first open
Requested features
6 requests- Bring back Pinnacle/Virtual Counselor
- Improve language settings/translation
- Add face recognition for login
- Fix bugs and improve functionality
- Make app more user-friendly
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- Allow students more privacy
In-app purchases
FIU Mobile
No in-app purchases
BCPS Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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